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package org.apache.directory.server.dhcp.options;


import java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException;


/**
 * The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) provides a framework for
 * passing configuration information to hosts on a TCP/IP network. Configuration
 * parameters and other control information are carried in tagged data items
 * that are stored in the 'options' field of the DHCP message. The data items
 * themselves are also called "options." 
 * 
 * This abstract base class is for options
 * that carry a string.
 * 
 * @author <a href="mailto:dev@directory.apache.org">Apache Directory Project</a>
 * @version $Rev: 551805 $, $Date: 2007-06-29 00:57:04 -0500 (Fr, 29 Jun 2007) $
 */
public abstract class StringOption extends DhcpOption
{
    private String string;


    /*
     * @see org.apache.directory.server.dhcp.options.DhcpOption#setData(byte[])
     */
    public void setData( byte[] data )
    {
        try
        {
            string = new String( data, "ASCII" );
        }
        catch ( UnsupportedEncodingException e )
        {
            // should not happen
            throw new RuntimeException( "ASCII encoding unavailable" );
        }
    }


    /*
     * @see org.apache.directory.server.dhcp.options.DhcpOption#getData()
     */
    public byte[] getData()
    {
        if ( null == string )
            return new byte[]
                {};

        try
        {
            return string.getBytes( "ASCII" );
        }
        catch ( UnsupportedEncodingException e )
        {
            // should not happen
            throw new RuntimeException( "ASCII encoding unavailable" );
        }
    }


    public String getString()
    {
        return string;
    }


    public void setString( String string )
    {
        this.string = string;
    }
}